bedmate
/ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/
"bedmate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bedmate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person with whom one shares a bed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bedmate · bedmate · English
bedmate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bedmate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bedmate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bedmate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛdˌmeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person with whom one shares a bed.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bedmate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bed + -mate. The correct English form is bedmate, spelled B-E-D-M-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1A person with whom one shares a bed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bedmate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Catherine of Aragon: wonderful woman, the Queen of England, the bedmate of Henry VIII - that much I knew already.
These [periodic leg movements] may awaken the sleeper, but often they do nor and are more disruptive to the bedmate. If you or your bedmate experience either of these disorders, talk with a sleep specialist about possible treatment
Etymology
From bed + -mate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.